Greenland

Mallard

With an appropriate tail wind, the mallard can travel hundreds of miles a day

Rodents

The capybara, the world’s largest rodent, likes to be in and around bodies of water. Because of this, the Catholic Church in South America decided that it was a fish, and people were allowed to eat it during Lent and First Fridays.

Hooded Seal

Hooded seal pups are called bluebacks because the color of the fur on their back is blue-gray. This pretty color made people want to make fur coats out of them and made them a target for hunters.

Turtles

Some species of aquatic turtles can get up to 70 percent of their oxygen through their butt.

Orb Weaver

Females are about four times the size of males

Mealybug

They have a symbiotic relationship with ants.

Vinegaroon

Vinegaroons can spray 19 times before the glands are depleted

Tiger Beetle

The adult tiger beetle is one of the fastest land insects in the world

Tarantula Hawk

Tarantula hawks are excellent pollinators, especially for milkweed.

Earthworm

They are hermaphrodites, which means they have male and female organs

Sea Eagle

The sea eagle tends to mate for life with a single partner

Mosquito

Only the female mosquito actually sucks blood

Flea

Adult fleas can jump up to 7 inches in the air

Bee

Rock paintings of bees date back 15,000 years